Bookshop in Paris
Ellen Feldman
Bookshop in Paris - London Simon & Schuster 2020 - 350p. 19.5x13cm. PB
Paris, 1944. Charlotte Foret is working in a tiny bookstore in Nazi-occupied Paris struggling to stay alive and keep her baby Vivi safe as the world around them is being torn apart. Every day they live through is a miracle until Vivi becomes gravely ill. In desperation, Charlotte accepts help from an unlikely saviour – and her life is changed forever.Charlotte is no victim – she is a survivor. But the truth of what happened in Paris is something she can never share with anyone, including her daughter. But can she ever really leave Paris behind – and survive the next chapter of her life. Seamlessly interweaving Charlotte’s past in wartime Paris and her present in the 1950s world of New York publishing, A Bookshop in Paris is a heartbreakingly moving and nforgettable story of resilience, love and impossible choices. 'Completely compelling. I tore through it. This novel pivots on how we manage to survive surviving Charlotte's visceral story will stay with me.’ Naomi Wood, author of Mrs. Hemingway. ‘Masterful, magnificent. A passionate story of survival. This story will stay with me for a long time Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
9781471197819
Literature
813.54 / FELB
Bookshop in Paris - London Simon & Schuster 2020 - 350p. 19.5x13cm. PB
Paris, 1944. Charlotte Foret is working in a tiny bookstore in Nazi-occupied Paris struggling to stay alive and keep her baby Vivi safe as the world around them is being torn apart. Every day they live through is a miracle until Vivi becomes gravely ill. In desperation, Charlotte accepts help from an unlikely saviour – and her life is changed forever.Charlotte is no victim – she is a survivor. But the truth of what happened in Paris is something she can never share with anyone, including her daughter. But can she ever really leave Paris behind – and survive the next chapter of her life. Seamlessly interweaving Charlotte’s past in wartime Paris and her present in the 1950s world of New York publishing, A Bookshop in Paris is a heartbreakingly moving and nforgettable story of resilience, love and impossible choices. 'Completely compelling. I tore through it. This novel pivots on how we manage to survive surviving Charlotte's visceral story will stay with me.’ Naomi Wood, author of Mrs. Hemingway. ‘Masterful, magnificent. A passionate story of survival. This story will stay with me for a long time Heather Morris, bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
9781471197819
Literature
813.54 / FELB
